Rubber-overshoe retainer



(No Model.)

M. TVPRISBIE. RUBBER ovER'sfioE RETAINER.

No. 488,194. Patented Dec 20, 1892.

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NITED STAT-ES PATENT OFFICE.

MELVIN THOMAS FRISBIE, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

RUBBER OVERSHOE RETAINER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 488,194, dated December20, 1892.

Application filed $eptember 16, 1891. S rial No, 405,934. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MELVIN THOMAS FRIS- BIE, of Lincoln, in the countyof Lancaster and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Overshoe- Retainers; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and improved fastener for overshoes, andhas for its object the production of a cheap simple and highly efficientdevice of this nature by means of which an overshoe will be firmly heldon the foot of the wearer and the application thereof to the foot isgreatly facilitated.

The invention consists in providing an overshoe with a holding framesecured at its lower end to said shoe and having corresponding sidespring-arms binding. against the sides of the heel, and extending abovethe upper portion of said overshoe.

The invention further consists in providing an overshoe with a holdingframe secured at its lower end to the inner sole of said shoe and havingtwo corresponding spring arms binding against the sides of a heel andhaving a curved or bent transverse portion extending across the back ofthe foot and designed to aid in holding the shoe and also to support thelower end of a trouser-leg, substantially as hereinafter fully set forthand particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of myimproved fastener or holding frame. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing theapplication of a shoe provided with my fastener.

Referring to the drawing, A designates a frame composed of twocorresponding vertical spring arms a, connected together at their upperends by a bent or curved transverse portion a, which is preferablyformed as a continuation of said arms, and at its extreme outer portionoccupies an approximately right angular position to the latter. Thelower ends of these arms are bent inwardly, or flanged, as shown at aand through holes or apertures 11- therein, suitable holding devices,such as screws, rivet-s and the like, are designed to be passed forattaching the frame to the inner sole at the heel end thereof.

The arms a, a are connected together by a curved band 2) preferablyformed integral therewith, and designed to extend around the backportion of the heel of the wearer at about the center thereof.

Although I do not restrict myself to doing so, yet I prefer to form myimproved fastener from one piece of metal, as shown.

In practice the upper end of the corresponding spring-arms, andconsequently the transverse connecting portion thereof extend above theupper end of the heel of the overshoe, and hence the frame serves as aguide for the insertion of the foot or shoe of the wearer and permits ofthe application of the overshoe without the necessity of grasping orholding the same by the hand of the wearer. It will be seen that thetransverse connecting portion of the holding frame is curved so as topresent inner convexed and outer concaved surfaces, and thus in additionto binding 011 the upper portion of the heel, also serving as a supportfor the lower end of a mans trouser-leg to prevent the same fromtouching the ground in damp or stormy weather.

The advantages of my invention are apparent, and it will be especiallyobserved that the holding frame can be attached to any form of overshoenow in use, and that it is extremely simple; inexpensive and durable.

I claim as my invention- The combination with an overshoe, of the frameherein-described having corresponding vertical spring arms provided withlower apertured flanged ends, holding screws or their equivalents passedthrough said flanged ends, a curved band connecting said spring arms atabout their centers, and an upper curved or right angular transverseportion extending from and connecting the upper ends of said spring armsat approximately right angles thereto, and projecting above the heelpart of the shoe all of said parts being formed of one piece of metal,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presenceof,two subscribing witnesses.

MELVIN THOMAS FRISBIE.

Witnesses:

HARRY J. STEIGERWALT, Jos. F. KERN.

